I hosted a BBC radio documentary to explore the imagination of one of Italy's foremost writers, Italo Calvino.
From the Blog
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CNN's Next List - video profile
I was named a CNN Next List Fellow. Watch two clips from the show.
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A new map of the human brain
New paper in Nature describes the most highly detailed map of the human cortex so far.
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Philip Pullman
I've had the good fortune to collaborate on stage a couple of times with author Philip Pullman.
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Time perception on the Discovery Channel
Watch an experiment in which we studied time perception by dropping volunteer subjects from a 150 foot high tower. Free fall.
In other news...
Science Educator Award
David has won the Science Educator Award from the Society of Neuroscience.
Emily Blunt reads for the Sum audio book
Hear the actress Emily Blunt (Young Victoria, Devil Wears Prada) read "The Cast" from Sum. She is one of the dozens of terrific actors who read for the audio book.
Sum #2 book in UK
In September, 2009, Sum became the number 2 book in the United Kingdom on Amazon's bestseller list, only behind Dan Brown's Lost Symbol.
